The US Olympic is a non-profit remember, and receives no government funding. They can buy their supplies wherever they choose. That said, it does represent itself as the national team and no one thought about the politics of it all when deciding on image and uniforms? Now one of the athletes marching is a rider on the horse of the wife of one party's Presidential nominee. This is just bad PR.

Paul, I agree and it is GOP spin to come back with a "both parties do it" response. Typically, that has not been the case and it's disingenuous to claim otherwise. However, the DNCC certainly doesn't help the argument with this type of claim against Mandel. Sherrod Brown certainly doesn't need this kind of help to defeat a candidate who clearly doesn't measure up. Brown will win and the Dems need to resist the temptation of all this cash and keep the high road.

Agree, even Mandel doesn't deserve this type of mudslinging. Disappointed that the DNCC would go there. It does point out that we should be raising questions about where all this PAC and SuperPAC money is coming from though. All sides are raising historic amounts of money. Where is it all coming from? Who will the victors be beholding to come next January?

Oh come on , Old Corpse, you fell for that $500b internet rouse? It's been debunked many times. That number is an anticipated savings over a 10 year period and spin as "gutted to Medicare". Pa-leese, Americans are not that dumb.

We must, you mean we got the healthcare law originally proposed by the GOP back in the 90's, and then they ran from it when the President agreed as a compromise. So now they ask us to trust us they'll improve on the Obamneycare law but won't tell us how, just let us repeal it. No thanks.

We, that's your opinion and your assumption of anyone who says they are against Obamneycare. Peel the onion a little. Reasons become less in unison. Your solution, "if the government wants to ...", do you really think that would ever pass this Congress? What we got was a compromise on health care and the only one ever to make it out of Congress. The GOP makes a huge mistake by not explaining their replacement strategy. We know they want to repeal, but replace with what, trust them? Mitt should give us his proposal to change, or fix, or correct Obamneycare. You underestimate voters if you think because they don't like the law so far they are willing to throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Sky is falling man (or woman), did you really write that with a straight face? Do you really think any of the thousands, hundreds of thousands, of Americans whose job is being done today by someone in a different country care if we all it outsourcing or offshoring? Dude, don't get caught in a semantics trap of your own. Point is American jobs have gone overseas and are not likely to come back, and remember, Mitt's the trickle-down rich man. Barack's the middle class man.

I like him going on Fox after the speech and saying he met with several black leaders after the speech and got personal support and encouragement that they were afraid to give in public ... only he didn't mention to Fox they are the blacks in Romney's own entourage that came only for the speech. There were not attendees at the NCAAP convention. He's a fake.

PD can't, now many of those against Obamneycare are against it because it is not strong enough? Remember there was a large segment who wanted a Medicare-for-All approach that we didn't get. By the way, what is the GOP replacement plan? Somehow I must have missed those plans in the 30-odd repeal votes the GOP has undertaken.

If the GOP were to win control of the Senate and House, think they'll get around to sharing their health care replacement plans? All we're hearing is the repeal, not a peep about the replacement side. So, no more coverage 18-25 year olds, no more coverage with pre-existing conditions, more cuts to Medicaid and Medicare, no insurance exchanges. Vote a GOP Congress and trust they'll come up with something, some year. What did he say, fool me once I won't get fooled again?

Well, I fell into the same trap and used the word budget, when I should have said deficit. Legally, a budget is not required. It's merely a policy statement. Obviously, the government continues to function without one.

Now George, that "not my fault" excuse doesn't work with my kids and won't work with you. Stop complaining about the Minority Leader as a way to shift the discussion. The Congressional majority party sure can get in gear when they want a grandstanding, meaningless vote. Speak the word "compromise" and get to work on jobs, the economy, the pending budget crisis and watch 'em all skedaddle. Vote them all out.

Relax people. Our governor campaigned on the pledge of restoring what was described as 400,000 plus jobs lost in the previous administration. The governor has the situation under control and will bring back those jobs. If not, we'll elect someone else.

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